We will be describing the learner profiles as applied through our presentation.


One in seven students will have some sort of learning difference.

"Your chances of knowing someone with learning disabilities are very good, since it is estimated that 15 percent of the U.S. population, or one in seven Americans, has some type of learning disability." Learning Disabilities Association of America

We have purposely over-populated this class with learning differences for demonstration purposes.






Developing Good Work Habits

Maggie

Visual Image of procedure creates structure/organization.
Electronic lab journal or c
olor coded lab journal.
Digital Camera.
Class website or wiki describing current topic and homework assignments.
Inspiration or other graphic organizer to plan out projects – lab experiments, graphic organizers.


Mastering the Challenge of Reading

Jerrod

Lingroto define unknown words & keep list of words or Reading Pen.
Electronic lab journal.
Visual warm up - access prior knowledge.
Provide hands-on experiences.

Reading-to-Learn

Female Strong Academics and Artistic

Xiong

Lingro account - as needed.

Contributions of scientists who look like her.

Internet resources about scientists who are artists

Developing Control Over Attention

Derrick

Visual Image of procedure creates structure/ organization Electronic lab journal or color coded hard.
Lingro account - as needed.
PDA - TO DO List, Class Checklist
Keep track of questions/ideas virtual parking lot.

High SES Male Strong Academically

Henry

Lingro account - as needed.

Getting Thoughts on Paper

Simone

Lingro account - as needed.
Electronic copy of paper materials on a laptop.
Laptop to keyboard to support writing difference.

Acquiring Motor Mastery

Tia

Lingro account - as needed.
Electronic copy of paper materials on a laptop.
Laptop to word process to support writing difference.

Difficulty Understanding Ideas

Chelsea

Lingro account - as needed.

Male Athlete Average Grades

Joseph

Lingro account - as needed.

Female with Math Anxiety

Maria

Lingro account - as needed.

Contributions of scientists who look like her.

High Level of Interest in Science

Veronica

Lingro account - as needed.
Laptop to enhance written communication.

Contributions of scientists who look like her.

Male Low SES Excels STEM

Eric

Lingro account - as needed.

Contributions of scientists who look like him.

Female Average Academics & Popular

Renal

Lingro account - as needed.

ESL Learner

Anna

Lingro to translate English to Spanish & keep list of words.
Digital Images.
Accommodations for reading and writing differences.
Laptop to give constant access to Lingro for translation.

Contributions of scientists who look like her.

ESL Learner

Virgil

Lingro to translate English to Spanish & keep list of words
Digital images.
Laptop to give constant access to Lingro for translation.

Contributions of scientists who look like him.

Male Average Academics & Popular

Nathan

Lingro account - as needed.
Internet resources that link science concepts to sports. Physics of diving, track & field, backetball, etc.

ESL Learner

Marina

Lingro to translate English to Polish 7 keep list of words.

Contributions of scientists who look like her.

ESL Learner/Attendance Problems

Miguel

Lingro to translate English to Spanish & keep list of words.
Laptop to give constant access to Lingro for translation.

Contributions of scientists who look like her.

Athlete Struggling with Academics

Raymond

Lingro account - as needed.
Graphic organizer such as Inspiration to access and organize information differently.
Laptop to word process in order to support writing difference.

High SES Female Learner

Margaret

Lingro account - as needed.

Contributions of scientists who look like her.

See individual learner profile pages for references. Several were adapted from published resources.